Infant found dead in vehicle at Naval air station

Sep. 3, 2014 - 06:00AM
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PATUXENT RIVER, MD. — Officials at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River say an infant has been found dead in a vehicle at the station.

Connie Hempel, public affairs officer for the air station, said in a news release that the male infant was found unresponsive in the back of a vehicle about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. She says the station's fire and emergency services responded and performed CPR.

Hempel says the infant was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m.

The incident is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.